what saddle?

One thing, tack shop websites are not off limits. I actually bought my last used saddle from a tack shop in Washington state. They had a trial policy, so I was able to return the saddle if it didn't fit (luckily, it did). You still might have to pay return shipping...but it broadens your options considerably.

The regency all purpose?, sorry to say this but it's a cheeply made saddle, had one fell part, theres a reason why the price is marked down on it, I have a tack shop cat in fron t of me and the hdr look's really nice, it's better to spend a little extrea the having to spend a whole lot on a new saddle after a cheep one falls apart, scarry to say that at one time my stubben cost more then it did for me to by my 2nd hand pick up truck.....lol

English saddles! I have a Passier G/P which is more of a close contact actually. I usually use that one for shows, it was a gift to me so I am not sure how much it would cost to buy, it was only used about 10 times prior to me getting it. It's a bit hard in the seat but you can really feel your horse.

My second saddle is a Throughgood Synthetic Dressage saddle, and OMG I LOVE that saddle! It's SO comfy and fits a variety of horses because of the way it's flocked. Yes, I have shown in it too! I don't show B or A circuit shows so yes, you can use Synthetic saddles. :)

I'd just keep your eyes open, you're likely to find the right one soon! I've gone through 5 English saddles before becoming happy in the two I have now. But then again one could really NEVER have too many!!!! LOL

...scarry to say that at one time my stubben cost more then it did for me to by my 2nd hand pick up truck.....lol

Kind of like how I spend more on my horse's board than I do my own rent! :roll:

And I agree....Regency=bad news

It's really best to try out a bunch of saddles before you find the perfect one. I have a habit of buying used, good name-brand saddles on eBay like crazy when I see them going for cheap. Then I try them out. I've probably gone through about 30 saddles and have finally found "the perfect" saddle (for me & my horse). I usually clean up the saddles and take good photos and can re-sell them on eBay for more than I paid for them. Of course, you have to have a few hundred bucks laying around to play the eBay game!

Haha well im definitely not going to buy a saddle in the thousands because riding horses isn't the only thing I do & I only ride them like 2-3 times a week.

Omg I have this list of all theses saddles & im marking off all the bad ones so ya... I also found a good sight called horsetackreview.com so I've been looking at like what every 1 has been saying about the saddles..

Don't trust that tackreview site much. I checked it when I was looking for western, and all review for, say, Abetta saddle were great. However I did try several different Abettas on my saddle search and neither fit me nor my horse. So I'd say opinion depends on particular person a lot.

Ok well I tried out a lot of saddles but I wasnt to wild about a lot of them. & well my dad has been reading a lot about saddles & stuff & he found a bates caprilli for 1,000 on ebay & like it was brand new & brand new 1's usually sell for about 1,800 so he thought was a GREAT deal so he bought it today.i didnt think he would buy something in the thousands but he did & he told me im not getting anything from him & my mom for christmas & my b day lol.o well it is probably worth it. It will probably come in a few days so i'll tell you how it rides & all. Thansk for the help!

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